Harness Engineering: the skill that replaced prompt engineering in 2026
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-09-16
A widely shared article traces the shift: 2024's skill was better prompts, 2025's was better context, and by 2026 neither is the bottleneck. What matters now is everything around the model — the harness of tools, environments, and feedback loops — making 'Harness Engineering' the skill that replaced prompt engineering.
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